• Updated input 'darwin': 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/76559183801030451e200c90a1627c1d82bb4910' (2024-09-06) → 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/21fe31f26473c180390cfa81e3ea81aca0204c80' (2024-09-13) • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/f4c846aee8e1e29062aa8514d5e0ab270f4ec2f9' (2024-09-08) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/e65aa8301ba4f0ab8cb98f944c14aa9da07394f8' (2024-09-11) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/5775c2583f1801df7b790bf7f7d710a19bac66f4' (2024-09-09) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/673d99f1406cb09b8eb6feab4743ebdf70046557' (2024-09-13)
nix-config
This repo stores nix to manage my machines running NixOS and macOS.
The configuration is very specific to my own machines and setup, but it may be a useful reference for anyone else learning or experimenting with nix, whether it be on a personal workstation or a server environment.
Setup
on macOS: install the latest unstable nix from https://github.com/numtide/nix-unstable-installer (for nix flakes), and nix-darwin: https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin
Recipes are stored in a justfile. just is required.
To run a rebuild:
just rebuild
Update
To update nixpkgs defined in flake.nix, run:
just update
If there are updates, they should be reflected in flake.lock.
Rollback
To rollback to the previous generation:
just rollback
Garbage collection
To cleanup previous files, run nix garbage collection:
just clean
Pre-commit hooks
Pre-commit hooks are automatically activated when direnv is installed.